Because no one wants to live there, in the middle of nowhere. But in general, there's way more open, empty space in America than densely populated, urban areas. Western Kansas is part of the great plains - it's literally miles and miles of flat land where you see nothing but the ground and the sky. There are lots of farms, but they're not necessarily right next to the highway in plain sight. The fact that OP didn't have shit to say to my comment kind of indicates that he was lying and has never driven through western KS. There aren't many corn fields along I-70, we're known for wheat and sunflowers, not corn. And even then, when you're driving through the state, that shit is mostly out of sight. You see a few sunflower fields, some corn fields, sure. But for the most part you see nothing but open prairie and blue sky.

This is going to get a hundred comments that all say exactly the same thing - fuck this guy. There are no rules for this shit, it's cheating. Demand your money back, tell them all to go fuck themselves, never play fantasy football with either of them again. Convince the other teams in the playoffs to do the same. Link him to this thread so I can personally call him a retard.

Uh, don't you need to cook and stir the roux for much longer than that? It didn't even look completely mixed. And shouldn't you add the milk in slowly?

Also, don't need to pose this third problem as question at all: bake the potatoes first, don't just throw them in raw. I can't imagine this turned out well, it seems like a recipe for a starchy, grainy mess with a really fucked up texture.